Arras
Arras (French pronunciation: [aʁɑːs]; Dutch: [Atrecht] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a commune. It is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region.
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Arras | |
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| Place des Héros | |
| Coat of arms of Arras | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Intercommunality | Arras |
| Mayor | Frédéric Leturque (2014-2020) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 52–99 m (171–325 ft) (avg. 72 m (236 ft)*) |
| Land area1 | 11.63 km2 (4.49 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 41,239 (2012) |
| - Density | 3,546/km2 (9,180/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62041/ 62000 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Sister cities
Arras is twinned with:
- 23x15px Chemnitz, Germany, since 1967
- 23x15px Herten, Germany, since 1984
- 23x15px Oudenaarde, Belgium, since 1990
- 23x15px Ipswich, United Kingdom, since 1992
- 23x15px Duisburg, Germany, since 2010
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Arras Media
- Saintvedast.jpg
The ordination of Saint Vaast
- Jehan Bodel - Li congié.jpg
"Li congié" by Jean Bodel, a trouvère that lived in Arras in the 12th century
- Arras 002.JPG
Arras: tapestry representing God's conversation with Noah
- Braun Arras UBHD.jpg
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- The entry of King Louis XIV and Queen Maria-Theresa in Arras on 30 July 1667 (by Adam Frans van der Meulen).jpg
The entry of King Louis XIV and Queen Maria Theresa in Arras on 30 July 1667
- Robespierre.jpg
Arras-born lawyer and politician Maximilien de Robespierre
- Ruins of the Hôtel de Ville, Arras on 26 May 1917.jpg
Hôtel de Ville, Arras on 26 May 1917
- ArrasFrance.February1919.ws.jpg
Grand'Place of Arras in February 1919
- Arras-Position.png
Arras in the Pas-de-Calais
